by David Yamane | Dec 23, 2020 | gun safety, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
I learn something every semester from each of my students, but one student’s work this semester was more of a revelation to me. Bevin Burns drew on her experience promoting sexual health and education on college campuses to highlight some potential negative...
by David Yamane | Dec 18, 2020 | Sociology of Guns Seminar, Wake Forest University
The sixth iteration of my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University is in the books. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was (still) a pleasure to teach this course. (You can read much more about previous editions of the course here.)...
by David Yamane | Sep 1, 2020 | new shooters, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Wake Forest University
As I noted earlier, I was scheduled to teach the Sociology of Religion this semester (fall 2020), but when students found out I was not going to teach my Sociology of Guns seminar they expressed considerable disappointment. So, I switched seminars and just starting my...
by David Yamane | Aug 29, 2020 | Sociology of Guns Seminar, Wake Forest University
I was scheduled to teach Sociology of Religion this semester (Fall 2020), but several students in the spring asked me to teach my Sociology of Guns seminar instead. So here I am, teaching the course for the 6th straight year. Download a PDF of the current syllabus...
by David Yamane | Mar 4, 2020 | Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
In Fall 2023, I am teaching my “Sociology of Guns” seminar at Wake Forest University for the ninth consecutive academic year, dating back to the fall of 2015. A PDF of the course syllabus for Version 9.0 is available HERE. The Conversation, a website dedicated to...
